| A | B |
| Aztecs | Indian Emipre in Mexico |
| Incas | Indian empire in Peru |
| Columbus | Sailed west from Spain to the New World |
| Lief Ericson | Viking explorer who sailed to Canada in 1000 |
| Dias | explorer who sailed around the tip of Africa |
| da Gama | !st explorer to find an all water route to Asia |
| Marco Polo | Italian explorer who brought Chinese silk and spices to Europe |
| Cortez | Spanish explorer wh conquered the Aztecs |
| Pizzaro | Spanish Explorer who conquered the Incas |
| Ponce De Leon | He explored Florida while looking for the Fountain of Youth |
| de Soto | He cliamed the Mississippi River Valley for Spain |
| Balboa | He named the Pacific Ocean and claimed it for Spain |
| Coronado | He claimed the southwestern part of the USA for Spain |
| Cabot | He claimed Newfoundland for England |
| Northwest Passage | A waterroute to Asia through North America |
| Cartier | He claimed the St. Lawrence River for France |
| Hudson | He claimed the Hudson River for The Netherlands |
| Francis Drake | English pirate who sailed around the world |
| Queen Elizabeth I | Queen of England who fought with Spain |
| King Phillip II | King of Spain who sent the Spanish Armada to England |
| Hemishpere | One half of the Earth |
| Equator | 0 degrees Latitude |
| Prime Meridian | 0 degrees Longitude |
| Continent | A very large mass of land |
| Ocean | A very large body of water |